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    Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law

    Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown’s Sandy Hook Elementary School.
    Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Firearms, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America

    2. Apr 3, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. McManus: Gun control, DOA

    President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy."
    President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy." But four months after the...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Harry Reid, Kay Hagan, Tea Party Movement

    3. Mar 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Alaska Rep. Don Young rebuked over slur

    WASHINGTON - One of the House of Representatives’ longest-serving Republicans now says he meant “no disrespect” when he used the term “wetbacks” to describe migrant workers his family once employed.
    WASHINGTON - One of the House of Representatives’ longest-serving Republicans now says he meant “no disrespect” when he used the term “wetbacks” to describe migrant workers his family once employed. His comment, which...

    Tags: Politics, Tomatoes, Racism, Parties and Movements, Radio

    4. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Before considering marriage law, justices ponder procedural puzzles

    WASHINGTON -- Wednesday’s arguments underway before the Supreme Court could give the justices an opportunity to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- the law that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married.
    WASHINGTON -- Wednesday’s arguments underway before the Supreme Court could give the justices an opportunity to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- the law that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married....

    Tags: Judges, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Family, Laws, Defense of Marriage Act

    5. Apr 3, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Obama back to fundraising in effort to retake House

    <span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span> -- President Obama is fond of saying that he&rsquo;s run his last campaign for public office. But the quest for cash continues even though he&rsquo;ll never appear on a ballot again, as he heads to California on Wednesday for party fundraisers.
    WASHINGTON -- President Obama is fond of saying that he’s run his last campaign for public office. But the quest for cash continues even though he’ll never appear on a ballot again, as he heads to California on Wednesday for party fundraisers....

    Tags: Politics, Nancy Pelosi, Elections, Parties and Movements, Interior Policy

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense

    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into the right of states to define marriage.
    WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...

    Tags: Politics, Judges, Family, Laws, Ruth Bader Ginsburg

    7. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. An assault weapons ban was doomed. Focus on background checks.

    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-mcmanus-column-gun-control-20130303,0,3623994.column">I wrote</a> that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that, I argued, would count as real progress toward more sensible gun regulation.
    WASHINGTON -- Earlier this month, I wrote that the Senate was making quiet progress toward passing a gun control bill that would make background checks mandatory on buyers in almost all gun purchases, including most sales between individuals. And that,...

    Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Dianne Feinstein, National Rifle Association of America, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Mar 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Stephen Colbert supports his sister in SC congressional race

    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of South Carolina.
    Stephen Colbert likes to tread the line of fiction and nonfiction with his conservative pundit character on "The Colbert Report," but he's putting the fictional part aside to help out his sister, who's running for Congress in the siblings' home state of...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Herman Cain, Tim Scott, Literature

    9. Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan won't run for reelection in 2014

    WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.&nbsp;
    WASHINGTON -- Michigan Democrat Carl Levin announced Thursday that he would not run for reelection in 2014, adding to an exodus of experience in the chamber.  Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is the sixth sitting senator to decide...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, John D. Rockefeller IV, Parties and Movements, Rick Snyder

    10. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan

    WASHINGTON &ndash; Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA&nbsp;early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration&rsquo;s use of drone strikes to target suspected terrorists.
    WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...

    Tags: Politics, John Brennan, Harry Reid, Murder, Mike Lee

    11. Mar 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Arkansas lawmakers override veto, pass restrictive abortion law

    Arkansas legislators approved the nation's most restrictive abortion law on Wednesday after overriding a veto by the state's Democratic governor, who said the legislation was "blatantly unconstitutional."
    Arkansas legislators approved the nation's most restrictive abortion law on Wednesday after overriding a veto by the state's Democratic governor, who said the legislation was "blatantly unconstitutional." Senate Bill 134, known as the Arkansas Human...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Laws, Social Issues, Government

    12. Mar 6, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  12. McManus: Fiscal crisis? What crisis?

    Here's what is most maddening about the "Perils of Pauline" fiscal crises that President Obama and Congress have led us into during the last year: Both sides have known from the beginning what the final deals would look like, but neither side has been willing to budge before it had to.
    Here's what is most maddening about the "Perils of Pauline" fiscal crises that President Obama and Congress have led us into during the last year: Both sides have known from the beginning what the final deals would look like, but neither side has been...

    Tags: Politics, Elections, Unemployment, Medicaid, Health Insurance

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